n. the belief that the US was a chosen land that had been allotted the entire North American continent by God; esp in the 19th-century US
The idea of manifest destiny was used to justify the acquisition of Oregon.
The idea of manifest destiny was used to justify the acquisition of Oregon.
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What was considered the Manifest Destiny of the United States?
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expansionistdoctrine; imperialism; neocolonialism
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